Why dont the police just leave Oakland? (Ron Paul, violent crime, school)

[12th Generation American]

Let the place burn.. why should police risk their lives if they are not wanted?

Here's a partial list of crimes police no longer will respond to:

• burglary
• theft
• embezzlement
• grand theft
• grand theft
• identity theft
• false information to peace officer
• required to register as sex or arson offender
• dump waste or offensive matter
• discard appliance with lock
• loud music
• possess forged notes
• pass fictitious check
• obtain money by false voucher
• fraudulent use of access cards
• stolen license plate
• embezzlement by an employee (over $ 400)
• extortion
• attempted extortion
• false personification of other
• injure telephone/ power line
• interfere with power line
• unauthorized cable tv connection
• vandalism
• administer/expose poison to another's

Suffer These Crimes in Oakland? Don't Call the Cops | NBC Bay Area

[01Snake]

Here is the article so people know what you're talking about...

Suffer These Crimes in Oakland? Don't Call the Cops | NBC Bay Area

[UPT Oakland]

The city is broke. It has nothing to do with anything else.

[Peggy Anne]

good opportunity to do away with bad people...nasty rat people....who will miss a career criminal ? Who will miss the mugger from hell ?

[ditchlights]

Law enforcement funding and school funding are always the first places cuts are made. Not a good combination for a city like Oakland.

[01Snake]

Free cable for everyone!!

[doc1]

Looks like the convicts will be running the prison. CA is such a mess.

[Sid and Nancy]

Originally Posted by GiantRutgersfan

Suffer These Crimes in Oakland? Don't Call the Cops | NBC Bay Area

Sounds like Libertarian Utopia. Perhaps Ron Paul should run for Mayor.

[Nitsua]

Originally Posted by doc1

Looks like the convicts will be running the prison. CA is such a mess.

No, doesn't. NO violent crimes were listed. Obviously the police intend to focus their attention or serious violent crimes.

[Chango]

It's even funnier that they'd actually publish a list. Trying to keep the place under control in adverse circumstances is one thing but that must have took someone with about 3 half-functioning brain cells to cook up.

They might as well remove those charges from the criminal codebook.